2025 Conference Agenda

Tuesday

July 8, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

3:30 PM Welcome

4:00 PM Keynote Speaker: Ruby Payne

TOPICS

  • Dr. Bob McIntosh - Personal Wellness

  • Jan McGrath - Unlock Your Unspoken Power: Mastering Movement & Body Language

  • Ashley Wasserburger - Teen Dating Violence

  • Amanda DuVall - Tier I and II Efforts

  • Jamie Amundsen - Whole Brain Teaching

  • Erik Brings White - Real World Applications for Real World Issues

  • Melody Walter/Kara Big Crow - Compassion Fatigue

  • Dr. Keyra Comer/Kelsey Parker - SPED Law in Action: Legal Insights and Practical Solutions

  • Rishell Oerlline - AI Solutions for the Classroom

  • Mecedes Borgen - Beyond the Behavior: Decoding Actions, Discovering Solutions

  • Merideth Wald - How to Respond in Each Brain State

  • Ashley Wasserburger - What is your Communication and Conflict Style

  • Keaton Widow - Connecting with Our Youth

  • Marie High Bear - Implementing OSEU

  • Rhoda Bryan - Shaping Success: The Behavior Academy Approach

  • Chad Bento/Brandi Christoffer - Empowering Middle School Connections

  • Beji Steever/Suzanne Reed - Behavior Beyond the Brain

  • Jen Strong - Homeless Students and How to Help Them Succeed

  • Erin Bauer - Clear is Kind: How Clarity Reduces Classroom Chaos

  • Jacob LeLaCheur/Joe Pulaski - De-Escalation in Action

  • Hollie Hoffman - Discipline for Administrators

  • Jeremy Hurd - Restoring Respect: Managing Defiant and Disruptive Behaviors Effectively

  • Nicole Keegan - Processes and Procedures

  • Leigh Shaw - Staying Regulated in a Dysregulated Environment

  • Candi Foltz-Hall/Dominic Bradford - The Tipping Point: Intervening When It Matters Most

  • Jessica Broullire - Understanding ACEs: Building Self-Healing Communities

  • Bobbie Morrison/Kayla McCaskell - After the Referral

  • Mercedes Borgen - Mindfulness in the Classroom

  • Tom Stewart - Lead with Questions

  • Kelsey Parker - Legal Cases You Should Know

  • Anita Deranleau - The Housing Reality Game

  • Bobbie Morrison/Brandi Christoffer - Guiding Students to Own Their Behavior

  • Lynn Arnold - REFRAMING ANGER AND RAGE:  Responding More Effectively to Defuse Disruptive Behaviors

  • Melody Walter/Cortney Meverden - Emotional Wellness

  • Tom Stewart - Making the Data-Driven Decisions

  • Jan McGrath - Unlock Your Unspoken Power: Mastering Movement & Body Language

Wednesday

July 9, 2025

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

8:00-8:30 AM Check-In / Breakfast

8:30-9:00 AM Welcome and Instructions

9:00 AM m up with Dr. Bob

10:15 AM Breakout Session 1

11:30 AM Breakout Session 2

12:30 PM-1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Breakout Session 3

2:45 PM Breakout Session 4

3:45 PM Closing